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Paris by Night
(1988)British Screen Productions
Film Four InternationalClick on the image to enlarge in new browser window.
SYNOPSIS
Clara Paige is a Tory member of the European parliament, who lets absolutely nothing get in way of her ambitions. She is convinced that her ex-business partner Andrew Ray is blackmailing her. Upon accidentally meeting Ray, Clara impulsively murders the man. In a deliciously ironic turn of events, she is approached by Ray's daughter who hopes that she'll help her locate her missing father. Clara eventually finds out Ray had been innocent all along, but a greater shock awaits her at the hands of her long-neglected husband: British playwright David Hare both wrote and directed this complex political thriller.
REVIEWS
Hare avoids preachiness, thanks largely to taut, sparse dialogue and brooding visuals from cinematographer Roger Pratt. It's near impossible not to be drawn into the unfolding intrigue.Time Out, Claude Maude
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Credits
Charlotte Rampling
Clara PaigeMichael Gambon
Gerald PaigeIain Glen
Wallace SharpRobert Hardy
Adam GillvrayJane Asher
PaulineNiamh Cusack
Jenny SwantonLinda Bassett
Janet SwantonBrian Cobby
Foreign SecretaryJulian Firth
LawrenceRobert Flemyng
Jack SidmouthAlain Fromager
Paul ZinyafskiLouba Guertchikoff
Madame ZinyafskiJuliet Harmer
DeliaRashid Karapiet
Sikh LeaderRobert David MacDonald
Sir Arthur SandersonMichel Motu
GendarmePatrick Pérez
Hector ZinyafskiAndrew Ray
Michael SwantonTina Sportolaro
VioletMelissa Stribling
Lady BoeingSandi Toksvig
SandraJonathan White
Simon PaigeDirector
David HareWriter
David HareProducer
Patrick CassavettiCinematography
Roger Pratt
David Hare's first thriller is a formidable display of tension, paranoia and ideological clash:stylish, moody and sensational
